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w? .? la?. Upon app?hin? �most ?i?t of ?e isl?d, ?, is ver? wi? m?oves, we were ob?g? to ro? �b? that extends for some ?s?ce off it: as s?n as this was effe?, ?e ,fi?-?de ?mmen?; we ?en landed under Adolphus Is?d, just within ?e narrow entr? of the western arm; ?d, whilst ?e p?ple dined, I was eog? in ?ing b?arings, ?d Mr. ningh? ?ged about in search of plants: Eve? thing wore ?e s?e ?d ap?ar? as ?ose pa?s bgom ?sit?; but ?e stems' ? s?e trees,' of a larger.?wth t? ?y we had yet seen on ?e hi?s, were fo? w?h? up on ?e ?a?.' At five, p.m., we ret?n? on hav?g m?e ?e' dmuit of Adolphus 'Is?d, a dis?ce of twenty-five miles; wigout seeing the l?t yestic'of m? or ?m?, or ?y ap?- ? of ?esh wamr. ?e wind ?d tid? were ?avoumble the next day for quitti? o? ?or?e un? ?e ?r- n?n: in ?e morning Mr. R? sound? ?d exa- mned �e sou? arm; and ? he fo?d ?e p?- s? ? be q?te clear, we weighed at slik water, ? the intention of p?ee?ng ?m?h it, ?d ?oring in ?e basin; but ?e' stren? of ?e wind oblig? us m ?chor ?der View H?, ?d d?ned us ?e whole of. the fo?owing